M23’s capture of Goma is the latest chapter in eastern Congo’s long-running war
Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...
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Hundreds of women raped & burned alive after rebel army storms female prison & sets facility on fire in Congo uprising
HUNDREDS of women were raped and then burnt alive after Rwandan-backed rebels stormed a female prison in Congo. The atrocity ... was being used as a weapon of war by rival armed groups in Goma.
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US Foreign Aid Cuts Hit Women Hard in the War Zones of Eastern Congo and Sudan
The Emergency Response Room operating in Khartoum State, home of Sudan’s capital, runs a Women’s Response Room in Juref West ...
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Congo's Never-Ending War: Over 100 Women Raped, Death Toll Nears 3000 Amid Fighting
Meanwhile, Congo is preparing a mass burial as the death toll due to the unrest nears 3,000. As per an internal UN document seen by BBC, around 165 to 167 women were assaulted by male inmates ...
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DR Congo prison break horror saw 168 women raped and buildings set on fire to kill children
Over 160 women have been raped and children killed in fires after a prison break in war-torn DR Congo, the the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has said. Thousands of inmates ...
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More than 100 women raped and burned alive in DR Congo jailbreak, UN says
Between 165 and 167 women were assaulted by male ... What's the fighting in DR Congo all about? Your phone, a rare metal and the war in DR Congo The UN says at least 2,900 people were killed ...
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War Returns to the Democratic Republic of Congo: What to Know
The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...